FOR LOVE, MONEY AND FRAUD

Volume 213, Issue 1

Alycia Kaback, is the face of VIP Talent Connect, The “It” Factor, Kaback Model Management, Colby Models and now The NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit, but who is she? Where did she come from and why is she in Philadelphia? Born and raised in Boca Raton, FL, her father a prominent lawyer, her mother a paralegal, Alycia spent her younger years pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, but unfortunately she did not have The “It” Factor. Being raised with the law at her fingertips, why would this Boca Raton Jewish girl be associated with one of the biggest SCAMS in the entertainment industry.

VIP Talent Connect a.k.a. The "It" Factor is an entertainment networking event that allegedly takes place in New York every 8-10 weeks.  The cost of this networking event ranges from $1,495 - $1,695. Wow! Sounds to me like any inspiring actor, musician and/or model should walk away a star.  What exactly do you get at this event of that kind of money?

In the regularly scheduled open calls, Alycia Kaback states the event is a nine hour day that includes breakfast and lunch, networking with celebrities and 35 top executives in the music, acting and modeling industry. Unfortunately, the attendees have no idea what celebrities or industry execs will be at the event.  For your money, shouldn’t you know who is going to be there? Why do they keep the names a secret? During their many open calls, it is said only 125 people will be able to attend this infallible networking event. Let’s do the math, 125 times $1,495 will generate an income of $186,875 for Alycia Kaback, VIP Talent Connect and The “It” Factor. If they do this event every eight weeks, they are raking in a whopping $1.3 million a year. Artist who have attended this event once before, said you will meet washed up actors and no name people within the industry. Maybe that’s why they can’t tell us who will be there, because they have no name.

Employment with Alycia Kaback, VIP Talent Connect, The “It” Factor, KMM and Colby Models has been a revolving door. No one currently working for the company has been there more than eight months, yet the company has been in business for 4 years. Where are all the past employees? Today, people from all walks of life are employed there, drug addicts, washed up singers, actors, models and Aly who has a personal grudge against the industry for not letting her into the Mickey Mouse Club as a child actor. Those employed by this company as a Talent Scout, have been scammed also.  Aylcia Kaback is really making a name for herself, unfortunately, it’s not a good name!

But Alycia Kaback does not work alone. She has a trusted sidekick who knows the scam game all to well. What we have on our hands in Philadelphia is a real modern day “Bonnie and Clyde”, except instead of banks, it’s the entertainment industry.

Michael Fomkin, a.k.a. Mike James started his scam career as the brainchild of Impact 210. His background also includes leadership at the infamous Wilhelmina Scouting Network scam. He owned a franchise which scammed thousands of young people. Impact 210 was his first scouting operation. Fomkin called himself the "CEO/Visionary" of Impact 210. Wilhelmina Scouting Network used to claim it was visionary and revolutionary before it went bankrupt in a cloud of controversy. Fomkin has never set any standards for the modeling industry except bad ones. He's been part of the worst exploitation of young talent the industry has ever seen. After WSN collapsed, following extensive exposure by the media, including a Dateline NBC report, Fomkin started Type 1 Model Man-agement, an illegal business, which morphed into One Source Talent, which he created with his WSN business associate Anthony Toma. These companies were running a photo mill, the oldest modeling scam in the book. Impact 210 was made in the mold of the Wilhelmina Scouting Network scam, which also ran an employment scam using HotJobs and Monster.com. (It was banned by both, as Newsweek Reported). Impact 210 offered "seasonal showcases to promote and expose top-notch talent to numerous talent scouts casting agents and industry movers and shakers. Wilhelmina Scouting Network also offered this overhyped, overpriced service which was virtually useless for almost everyone who paid.

Mike James /Fomkin is now showcasing himself as the President of VIP Talent Connect and The “It” Factor. While he says president, we say mastermind. He is back and up to his old tricks again and he is the brains and mastermind behind this entire SCAM. Mike does not make himself visible much, probably due to his past. All office space is leased to Alycia Kaback. All checks are signed by Alycia Kaback. All credit used is that of Alycia Kaback. Are they dating, married, shacked up or just friends? Alycia often refers to her boyfriend but never men-tions a name. They could do a sequel to the “The Secret Life of Bees” entitled “The Secret Life of Thieves”. How long will Michael James Fomkin continue this SCAM? How long will he continue to SCAM hard working people out of their hard earned money? Mike and Alycia have nothing to offer models, actors, musicians or anyone else in the entertainment industry that they can’t find for themselves. This SCAM has got to stop and it has got to stop TODAY!

But today, right here in the City of Brotherly Love, their SCAM is still in full effect and the name has been changed to protect the criminal. Same game, different name! Alycia Kaback, VIP Talent Connect, The “It” Factor, Kaback Model Management, Colby Models, The NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit and Michael Fomkin has taken this show on the road again, and they are performing at 125 South Street and a new office in Feasterville, at 210 E. Street Road. This is a warning to all people in the tri-state area, Alycia Kaback, Michael Fomkin a.k.a. Mike James and all companies associated with them is indeed a SCAM and has the track record to prove it!

Please visit Dateline NBC and type in Michael Fomkin and/or Impact 210


Other References

http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/modeling/pdf/newsweektct.pdf
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/modeling/pdf/nbcmichaelfomkin.pdf
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/modeling/pdf/nycpbwsn2.pdf